Music, Music Industry Concentration, B.M.

Curriculum Requirements

The Music Industry Concentration is designed: to acquaint students with the concepts and methodologies of the music industry; to give students an introduction to digital music production technology; to provide specialized career preparation for the contemporary music profession; and to focus on the legal, financial  and ethical aspects of a career in music. The curriculum provides educational experiences that integrate skills and methodologies necessary to manage the artistic, financial, and ethical challenges facing the musician of today.

This concentration offers two separate tracks: Business, for those interested in combining music performance with knowledge of business finance and marketing; and Media/Communications, with a focus on current trends in mass communications and related technology.

Instrumental or vocal audition required by Department of Music for degree program acceptance.

1. 120 Semester Hours:

Complete a minimum of 120 semester hours with a cumulative grade point average of 2.0 or better. The last 30 hours must be completed at NCCU. Students must repeat ‘D’ and ‘F’ grades in major courses.

2. General Education Requirement:

Complete General Education Curriculum  required by the university as detailed on the four-year course of study.

3. Program Requirements:

4. Concentration Requirements

• MUSL 3000 - Commercial Music (2)
• MUSL 3860 - Acoustics and Introduction to Music Technology (3)
• MUSL 3800 - The Music Industry (3)
• MUSL 3870 - Production I (3)
• MUSL 4210 - Music and Arts Management (3)
• MUSL 4860 - Production II (3)
• MUSL 4870 - Post-Production (4)
• MUSL 4900 - Seminar in the Music Industry (3)

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• BUSINESS TRACK ONLY:

• MKT 3350 - Promotion Management (3)
• MKT 3210 - Principles of Marketing (3)
• ECON 2100 - Principles of Microeconomics (3)
• ECON 2200 - Principles of Macroeconomics (3)
• ACCT 2400 - Principles of Accounting I (3)

• Music Electives (MUSL, APPL, or JAZZ) - 10 credits

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• MEDIA/COMMUNICATIONS TRACK ONLY:

• MSCM 2430 - Mass Media and Society (3)
• MSCM 2440 - Reporting and Writing for Mass Media (3)
• MSCM 3570 - Audio Production (3)
• MSCM 3580 - Video Production (3)

• Music Electives (MUSL, APPL, or JAZZ) - 13 credits

5. Additional Requirements

Capstone project in MUSL 4900  replaces Senior Recital requirement.

Program Notes:

Two Tracks in the Music Industry:  Business Track and Media Communications Track

Four- Year Curriculum Plan in Music Industry/Business Track

Four-Year Curriculum Plan in Music Industry/Media Track

Total Minimum Credit Hours: 120

SL1, SL2, SL3 = Service-Learning Course

Music Department substitutes for Arts & Humanities GEC Requirements 

MUSL 1000 Survey of Music (3) ; MUSL 1300 Twentieth-Century Music (2)  

*GEC General Education Core Curriculum Courses.